Our week away from the frozen prairies of Canada visiting the temperate coast of England, has been for us, like a brief step into summer.Between complaining how hot the inside of houses feel, we have been dazzled by the riot of colours on display in Europe at this time of year. The grass, green even at this time of year, the water, unfrozen and still blue and the buds starting to poke their heads above the soil.
When we lived in the UK I always thought winter was dull, but after two years spending 6 months looking out at snow, I see the bare trees and grass in England with different eyes.
Just in case you think I am being a little over the top, here are the two very different views we've been looking at over the last fortnight.
Firstly the Canadian prairie, where most days sky and earth blend into one...
And next the wonderful browns and greens of a winters day in England...
We fly back to Canada on Tuesday and I am relieved to discover they are forecasting highs of -1c. I think I will need to be eased back into the Canadian winter very slowly...
I love snow but I guess that you can have too much of it. The weather here in Brittany is very similar to the UK, we keep missing the snow which has been causing chaos on the roads in many parts of France. However Monday is looking like a day of snow even for us.
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